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Traverse City, MI metro area

Metro area housing permits

Traverse City, MI metro area building permits: new housing

978 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -12% on the year before, with $216M of construction value.

978
Housing units, last 12 months-12% vs. prior 12: $216M
Construction value: 17%
In 5+ unit buildings165 units: #205
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Traverse City, MI metro area

Grand Traverse County Part Unincorporated Area591
Leelanau County166
Benzie County136

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	162 units	55 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	82 units	30 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	57 units	24 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	74 units	27 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	71 units	28 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	94 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	122 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	101 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	131 units	65 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	93 units	39 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	79 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	88 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	61 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	83 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	75 units	45 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	44 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	165 units	75 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	108 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	100 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	84 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	75 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	68 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	793	793	$198M
2 units	10	20	$2.2M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	6	165	$15.7M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	808	6	$203M
2024	1,232	501	$220M

Key facts

Traverse City, MI metro area permitted 978 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $216,355,000 in construction value.
That is -12% compared with the 12 months before (1,114 units).
793 were single-family homes and 165 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (6 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $250,303.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 68 units were permitted.
It ranked #205 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 808 units were permitted ($203M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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